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Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master's Degree Schools in New York

2023 Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master's Degree Schools in New York

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Finding the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master's Degree School for You

With 2,001 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, film, video and photographic arts is the #44 most popular major in New York.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in New York to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Film, Video & Photographic Arts program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for film majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New York. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 60% of the film majors at the school.

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#2

School of Visual Arts

New York, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means School of Visual Arts is a great place for film, video and photographic arts students working on their master’s degree. SVA is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 58 students majoring in film at SVA, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for film, video and photographic arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 74% of the film majors at the school.

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#4

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Out of the 14 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Brooklyn College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Brooklyn College is a large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

Women make up 46% of the film majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Rochester Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular film, video and photographic arts schools in New York. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 40% of the film majors at the school.

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The City College of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for film, video and photographic arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. CCNY is a large public school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 16 students majoring in film at CCNY, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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#7

The New School

New York, NY

The New School came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in film at New School University, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in film at Syracuse, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in film at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#10

Purchase College

Purchase, NY

Purchase College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Purchase College is a small public school located in the suburb of Purchase.

Women make up 33% of the film majors at the school.

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Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 577
Maryland 96
New Jersey 179
District of Columbia 89
Delaware 18

One of 10 majors within the area of study, film, video and photographic arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Film

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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